1983 PGA Tour

1983 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1983 (1983-01-06) – October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30)
Number of official events43
Most winsSpain Seve Ballesteros (2)
United States Jim Colbert (2)
United States Mark McCumber (2)
United States Gil Morgan (2)
United States Calvin Peete (2)
United States Hal Sutton (2)
United States Lanny Wadkins (2)
United States Fuzzy Zoeller (2)
Money listUnited States Hal Sutton
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Hal Sutton
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The 1983 PGA Tour was the 68th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 15th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Changes for 1983

This was also the first season of the "All-Exempt Tour" which provided many more exemptions per year. For example, those that finished in the top 125 of the money list maintained full-time status rather than the top 60 which had been the historic benchmark.[1][2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983 season.[3][4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 9 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 300,000 United States Gil Morgan (5)
Jan 16 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 300,000 United States Gil Morgan (6)
Jan 23 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 375,000 United States Keith Fergus (3) Pro-Am
Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona 350,000 United States Bob Gilder (6)
Feb 6 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 325,000 United States Tom Kite (5) Pro-Am
Feb 13 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 325,000 Japan Isao Aoki (1)
Feb 20 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open California 300,000 United States Gary Hallberg (1)
Feb 27 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 300,000 United States Gary Koch (3)
Mar 6 Honda Inverrary Classic Florida 400,000 United States Johnny Miller (23)
Mar 13 Bay Hill Classic Florida 350,000 United States Mike Nicolette (1)
Mar 20 USF&G Classic Louisiana 400,000 United States Bill Rogers (6)
Mar 28 Tournament Players Championship Florida 700,000 United States Hal Sutton (2) Special event
Apr 3 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 400,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (11)
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 500,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (4) Major championship
Apr 18 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 350,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (4) Invitational
Apr 24 MONY Tournament of Champions California 400,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (12) Winners-only event
May 1 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 400,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (9)
May 8 Houston Coca-Cola Open Texas 400,000 Australia David Graham (8)
May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas 400,000 United States Jim Colbert (7) Invitational
May 22 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 400,000 United States Calvin Peete (6)
May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio 400,000 United States Hale Irwin (15) Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 400,000 United States Fred Couples (1)
Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 450,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (5)
Jun 19 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 500,000 United States Larry Nelson (6) Major championship
Jun 26 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 400,000 United States Larry Mize (1)
Jul 3 Western Open Illinois 400,000 United States Mark McCumber (2)
Jul 10 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 250,000 United States Morris Hatalsky (2)
Jul 17 The Open Championship England £400,000 United States Tom Watson (33) Major championship[b]
Jul 17 Miller High Life QCO Illinois 200,000 United States Danny Edwards (4) Alternate event
Jul 24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 350,000 United States Calvin Peete (7)
Jul 31 Canadian Open Canada 350,000 United States John Cook (2)
Aug 7 PGA Championship California 600,000 United States Hal Sutton (3) Major championship
Aug 14 Buick Open Michigan 350,000 United States Wayne Levi (6)
Aug 21 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 300,000 United States Curtis Strange (4)
Aug 28 World Series of Golf Ohio 400,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (1) Limited-field event
Sep 4 B.C. Open New York 300,000 United States Pat Lindsey (1)
Sep 11 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 350,000 United States Mark Lye (1)
Sep 18 Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic Nevada 750,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (5) New Pro-Am tournament
Sep 25 LaJet Coors Classic Texas 350,000 United States Rex Caldwell (1)
Oct 2 Texas Open Texas 300,000 United States Jim Colbert (8)
Oct 9 Southern Open Georgia 250,000 United States Ronnie Black (1)
Oct 23 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Florida 400,000 United States Payne Stewart (2)
Oct 30 Pensacola Open Florida 250,000 United States Mark McCumber (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Oct 16 Ryder Cup Florida n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 6 Kapalua International Hawaii 300,000 Australia Greg Norman
Dec 11 World Cup Indonesia n/a United States Rex Caldwell and
United States John Cook 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Canada Dave Barr
Nov 27 Skins Game Arizona 360,000 South Africa Gary Player New limited-field event
Dec 11 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic Florida 550,000 United States Fred Couples and
Australia Jan Stephenson 		Team event
Dec 18 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 400,000 United States Johnny Miller and
United States Jack Nicklaus 		New team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Hal Sutton 426,668
2 United States Fuzzy Zoeller 417,597
3 United States Lanny Wadkins 319,271
4 United States Calvin Peete 313,845
5 United States Gil Morgan 306,133
6 United States Rex Caldwell 284,434
7 United States Ben Crenshaw 275,474
8 United States Mark McCumber 268,294
9 United States Tom Kite 257,066
10 United States Jack Nicklaus 256,158

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Hal Sutton [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Raymond Floyd [7][8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Raymond Floyd [9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ Radosta, John (January 3, 1983). "PGA Tour Preview 1983; Under a New Format, Scramble Resumes for Money". The New York Times. p. C-11. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Boswell, Thomas (March 1, 1983). "Sitting here in limbo: PGA rabbits face extinction due to new tour rule". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Washington Post. p. 4C. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "1983 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1984 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "1983 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hal Sutton: Player of Year on PGA Tour". The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington. October 21, 1983. p. 8 (2B in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "McCumber wins at Pensacola; Zoeller fails to catch Sutton". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 31, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Rickard, Jack (November 12, 1983). "Nicklaus and Watson didn't win on'83 tour". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. p. 14 (4B in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.